Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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Protein crystals Protein crystals grown at pH around 2 (buffer is KCl buffered with HCl!) showing three different crystal forms (needles, plates and cubes). All three crystal forms diffracted X-rays beyond 1.8Å resolution!

 

Pascal

trithiocarbonate pyrrolidinium This picture was captured with a optic microscope. The molecule is a new ionic liquid complexe.

 

Noel Pinaud

Dysprosium Titanate A crystal of Dysprosium Titanate grown in an optical floating zone furnace. The characteristics of the material were not deviated through the entire growth. The colour of the crystal is an example of the colour centre problem.

 

Timothy Munsie

Bismuth Zinc Borate Non centrosymmetric Bismuth Zinc Borate Bi2ZnB2O7, a member of the Melilite group grown by Czochralski along [001]. The congruently melting (695°C) compound was pulled from a high viscous melt with a translation rate of 0.2 mm/h.

 

Manfred Burianek

Crystal of Tutton salt family Crystal of Tutton salt family with chemical formula K2Ni(SO4)2.6H2O.

 

TIAGO DE SOUSA PACHECO

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